Maryland to face Stanford Monday

WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT

The Terrapins dominating senior center would prefer to remain the No. 1 seed no one expects to advance, even if Maryland finally looked worthy of its top billing and is one step away from the Final Four.

"When no one is paying attention to us, that's when we play our best," she said.

Langhorne and the Terrapins rebounded from lackluster efforts in the first two rounds, using a swarming defense to overwhelm No. 4-seed Vanderbilt 80-66 in the Spokane Regional semifinals.

Langhorne again showed why she was the ACC Player of the Year, scoring 16 of her 28 points in the first half as Maryland (33-3) advanced to the regional finals for the sixth time.

Two years removed from their national title, the Terrapins are back in the regional finals, and will face No.-2 seed Stanford in Monday night's regional final.

The Terrapins looked very little like the team that lost in the second-round last year, then sweated through a pair of closer-than-expected games on their home court to reach the regional semis.

"We just loosened up once we came here. We went into our defensive mode," Laura Harper said. "We've started rolling now. There's no looking back."

Vanderbilt leading scorer Christina Wirth was held scoreless for the first 15 1/2 minutes, and finished with 13 points for the Commodores, who finished 24-9.

New Orleans Regional: LaToya Pringle had 27 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 1 seed North Carolina (33-2) climbed out of an 18-point hole in a 78-74 victory over fourth-seeded Louisville (26-10), keeping alive the top-seeded Tar Heels' bid for a third straight trip to the Final Four.

The victory extended the Tar Heels' winning streak to 16 and placed them in the final Monday night, when they'll play No. 2-seed LSU, which beat Oklahoma State 67-52.

Louisville star Angel McCoughtry finished with 35 points and 13 rebounds and Candyce Bingham had 17 points and 20 rebounds for the Cardinals.

In the opening game, Erica White scored 18 points and Sylvia Fowles had 12 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead the second-seeded Lady Tigers (30-5) over third-seeded Oklahoma State (27-8). LSU will be seeking its fifth straight trip to the Final Four.

The Cowgirls' Andrea Riley drained six three-pointers and finished with 26 points.

Division II championship: Cassie Brannen scored 15 of her 18 points in the second half, helping Northern Kentucky (28-8) rally from two big deficits for a 63-58 win that halted the 31-game winning streak of South Dakota (33-2) in the NCAA title game in Kearney, Neb.